"Keynes declared capitalism the best system ever devised to achieve a civilized economic society. But he recognized in it two major faults—"its failure to provide for full employment and its arbitrary and inequitable distribution of wealth and incomes."

"it takes a village to build success in publishing a book - it takes friends that are willing to help - it takes hours upon hours of nos to get to a yes, it takes many twists and turns with seemingly no end to the detours, it takes courage to face the unknowns - it takes and it takes and it takes - But then, like a flower opening its blossom - it gives........."

"It was the job of people like me to make up reasons, to spin a plausible yarn. And its amazing what people will believe. Heavy selling out of the Middle East was an old standby. Since no one ever had any clue what the Arabs were doing with their money or why, no story involving Arabs could ever be refuted. So if you didnt know why the dollar was falling, you shouted out something about Arabs."

"She let the relaxing song waft over and through her as she lost herself in everything around her: the millions of stars glittering above, the soft quilt beneath her, the man whose hand slipped warmly into hers. And she began to understand something she hadnt only a few short minutes before; she began to feel a certain, undeniable truth seeping into her skin, her muscles, her very bones. And when the song came to its sweet, peaceful conclusion, she continued peering up at the sky even as she leaned her head over to rest it on Luckys shoulder. And she whispered, "You love me." He kept gazing upward, too, his answer coming softly. "Yeah, I do." And it sounded ... like it wasnt a surprise to him at all. The new knowledge made Tessas skin tingle even as her body filled with warmth. And she pulled back just slightly to peer over at him, this man who loved her. He hadnt put it into words, but he hadnt needed to---because hed shown her, in so many sweet ways."

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